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The last post and this one continue my second NaNo Novel for 2008. I wasn't planning to, but my muses as usual are running all over the place.
If you are new, you can find the previous parts here and the next-to-newest here.
"Though I probably won't be the one hunting with you, if I'm right," the Elder said, turning in the direction of the gate. "Excuse me."
Wataru wondered who she was going off to talk to, and if she herself could sneak through at that point. As the Elder disappeared, she breathed a sigh of relief and turned to go back to her bike. She could probably grab her pack before the Elder was the wiser, and get out of there.
That was before a figure in white suddenly appeared and she collided with the figure before she could stop and react. She was enclosed in warm arms, her face squashed against a chest. The building feeling of contentment made her realize that the chest belonged to Taiga, and this time he was holding her too close for her to knee him.
"It's all right," he was saying gently. She would have said something rude, but she was unable to. Part of it was the loathed feeling of contentment. Part of it was that he was not letting her go. "Thanks for keeping her busy."
"I've been suspicious ever since I heard the girl's surname," the Elder was saying. "Kurenai Otoya was the one who seduced your mother, after all."
"And I recognize this place," Taiga replied. "I could hardly forget it. I should have checked back, but I didn't want anything to do with Mother." He still hadn't let go."To leave her like this...."
"I agree, we should have searched the house," the Elder told him. "Given her age, she must have been a teenager when your mother was executed."
Wataru started to struggle. If she could work loose, she could run. There was still a chance. "And it looks like my mother fed her lies. She shouldn't be fighting me like this...."
There were footsteps, and then a warm hand on Wataru's neck. "I'm wondering if your mother tried to make her little girl into a human... I can read some magic on this one that shouldn't be there."
"She did," Kivat said, and Wataru tried not to cry. "She literally tried to make Wataru into a human."
"You must be related to the Queen's Kivat," the Elder said, delight entering her voice, and then rapidly fading. "But the Queen...."
"Has been clinging to her human side ever since she found out she was part Fangire," Kivat said. "Even upon learning of her Fangire blood, she didn't let Oomura-san teach her to hunt... and he was leery of asking anybody else." He sighed. "He had his suspicions... but he didn't know she was Queen."
Wataru could only marvel at Kivat's lies for Oomura's sake. They didn't help her much, though.
"She's my Queen now," Taiga said, his voice vibrating from where he held her. "I'll help her."
She felt herself blush as desire swept through her, signaling that her body was ready to join with her King's, even if she wasn't ready to join with him. To make matters worse, she was sure Taiga's body was responding, too.
"Don't forget to feed her," the Elder said. "She feels low on Energy - It's probably been a few weeks since she's been fed."
"I will," Taiga said warmly. He stopped holding her so tightly, a hand weaving its way through her hair. "But there are other matters to attend to first."
Oh gads. She froze at that remark. He was going to go through with it, wasn't he? He was going to seal their bond, with or without her.
And yet... something in her refused to let her raise her knee. Something within her refused to strike at him. Even as he loosened his grip.
*I want to be out of here,* she thought.
Suddenly, she was standing in her living room.
If you are new, you can find the previous parts here and the next-to-newest here.
"Though I probably won't be the one hunting with you, if I'm right," the Elder said, turning in the direction of the gate. "Excuse me."
Wataru wondered who she was going off to talk to, and if she herself could sneak through at that point. As the Elder disappeared, she breathed a sigh of relief and turned to go back to her bike. She could probably grab her pack before the Elder was the wiser, and get out of there.
That was before a figure in white suddenly appeared and she collided with the figure before she could stop and react. She was enclosed in warm arms, her face squashed against a chest. The building feeling of contentment made her realize that the chest belonged to Taiga, and this time he was holding her too close for her to knee him.
"It's all right," he was saying gently. She would have said something rude, but she was unable to. Part of it was the loathed feeling of contentment. Part of it was that he was not letting her go. "Thanks for keeping her busy."
"I've been suspicious ever since I heard the girl's surname," the Elder was saying. "Kurenai Otoya was the one who seduced your mother, after all."
"And I recognize this place," Taiga replied. "I could hardly forget it. I should have checked back, but I didn't want anything to do with Mother." He still hadn't let go."To leave her like this...."
"I agree, we should have searched the house," the Elder told him. "Given her age, she must have been a teenager when your mother was executed."
Wataru started to struggle. If she could work loose, she could run. There was still a chance. "And it looks like my mother fed her lies. She shouldn't be fighting me like this...."
There were footsteps, and then a warm hand on Wataru's neck. "I'm wondering if your mother tried to make her little girl into a human... I can read some magic on this one that shouldn't be there."
"She did," Kivat said, and Wataru tried not to cry. "She literally tried to make Wataru into a human."
"You must be related to the Queen's Kivat," the Elder said, delight entering her voice, and then rapidly fading. "But the Queen...."
"Has been clinging to her human side ever since she found out she was part Fangire," Kivat said. "Even upon learning of her Fangire blood, she didn't let Oomura-san teach her to hunt... and he was leery of asking anybody else." He sighed. "He had his suspicions... but he didn't know she was Queen."
Wataru could only marvel at Kivat's lies for Oomura's sake. They didn't help her much, though.
"She's my Queen now," Taiga said, his voice vibrating from where he held her. "I'll help her."
She felt herself blush as desire swept through her, signaling that her body was ready to join with her King's, even if she wasn't ready to join with him. To make matters worse, she was sure Taiga's body was responding, too.
"Don't forget to feed her," the Elder said. "She feels low on Energy - It's probably been a few weeks since she's been fed."
"I will," Taiga said warmly. He stopped holding her so tightly, a hand weaving its way through her hair. "But there are other matters to attend to first."
Oh gads. She froze at that remark. He was going to go through with it, wasn't he? He was going to seal their bond, with or without her.
And yet... something in her refused to let her raise her knee. Something within her refused to strike at him. Even as he loosened his grip.
*I want to be out of here,* she thought.
Suddenly, she was standing in her living room.